. the man opened fire on highway patrol officers on an oakland freeway has been identified and what authorities have learned about the suspect's motives. preparations are underway in walnut creek for tomorrow's rally in support of johannes mehserle and police are bracing for a possible clash. it's going to cost more to cross the gilbert for carpoolers and we'll explain the new rules that go into effect tomorrow morning. thousands of residents take to the streets of san francisco for the annual aid march as encouraging new research is out for those with the disease. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is it the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> good evening i'm mareen naylor, heather holmes is off tonight. i'm ken wayne and we're

learning more about a shootout on a free which left the gap in the hospital and traffic tied up for hours. it ended with highway patrol officers engaged any afirst gunbattle, part of which was captured on video. john sasaki begins our coverage. >> reporter: it all started around midnight in oakland when two officers pulled over this toyota for speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. when the officer as pproached the truck west of the grand avenue, all hell broke loose. >> the drive reached for a handgun and began to fire shots at the officer. the officer retreated back to his patrol car, in which gunshot were exchanged between the officer and the driver.

>> reporter: investigators say is the firefight raged on for several minutes more officers raced in from chp and other agencies. >> this was a very significant incident in the sense that the d-ray was wearing a bulletproof vest, and he was also in possession of a rifle and a shotgun. >> reporter: eventually after being hit several times, the man surrendered. he is now at highland hospital. the suspect is a 45-year-old man from groveland in yosemite and lives with his mother and was driving her truck. >> we don't know whether he is actively employed or unemployed or if he has psychological or instability issues. maybe he is having a bad day. we just don't know. >> reporter: police and chp were investigating the sean for ten hors when they realized they had possible explosive devices inside the pickup truck. so they had to pull everybody out and wait for the bomb squad. members of squad put on blast suits and took x-rays of the suspicious package and sent in

a robot to pull everything out the truck. they detonated most of it. >> fire in the hole!. >> reporter: the bomb squad said it turned out to be nothing explosive. perhaps the key piece of evidence is this behinder entitled simply "california." could it be a hit-list that the suspect created? it was clear to officers that he was planning something big. >> in a very real sense he may have been going to locations there were a lot of people he was going to inflect serious bodily injury and/or danger, but fortunately our officers intercepted him. >> reporter: the fbi has the binder and is examining the contents. officials say in all ten officers opened fire on the suspects. two officers suffered minor injuries by shattered glass. in oakland, john sasaki, kutv channel 2 news. all lanes of 580 have re- opened after part of the freeway were shut down for most

of the day. we continue our team coverage with ktvu's allie rasmus live at the scene with what we're learning about the accused gunman from relatives and neighbors. >> reporter: you can see behind me traffic is moving smoothly again in both directions of interstate 580. the westbound lanes between grand and park had been closed to traffic most of the day, nearly 24 hours after this incident began. ed to tonight we're learn a little more about the man accused of starting all. he is 45-year-old byron c. williams of groveland, california. according to neighbors he lived close to his mother in this heavy wooded area. a sign on the property made it clear that the family didn't want to talk on-camera, but ktvu spoke to william's mother on the phone this evening and she says the last time she saw her son was yesterday. today she discovered her pickup truck were don and so were rifles and other guns stored in the family's safe. police say this is where the

weapons and ammunition ended up, scattered along the westbound lanes of interstate 580. police say williams shot at several highway patrol officers on the freeway after officers stopped him for speeding. some of the people who regularly drive through the area heard the commotion. >> i heard all of this shooting last night of the. >> reporter: the gun fight between chp officer and williams created a mile-long crime scene. >> a lot of shell casings out here. we identified at least 60 rounds exchanged between chp officers and the driver of the vehicle. >> reporter: to correct everything, investigators had to close the west and eastbound lanes of 580. the eastbound lane were re- opened later in the afternoon, but traffic crawled along the interstate as people stopped to stare at the crime scene. >> when you shout down a very

busy thoroughfare, a lot of motorists were displaced. >> reporter: now as for williams the suspect in this case, investigators tell us he does have a criminal history. in fact, he already has two strikes on his criminal record and at last check he was still recovering from his gunshot wounds at highland hospital, listed in serious, but stable condition. reporting live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. old police odded a plan b.a.r.t. police shot and killed saturday after officers say he charged at hem with a knife. police identified him as 48- year-old fred collins of oakland. officers responded to calls of a man who was walking near the fruitvale b.a.r.t. station with a knife. police say after a foot chase, officers tried to tase collins, who they say approached with a knife. neighbors say they heard him say, "shoot me." collins died at scene.

residents in walnut creek are bracing for a showdown when demonstrators plan to rally in support of former b.a.r.t. police officer johannes mehserle. that event is supposed to attract those who support oscar grant, the man mehserle accused of killing. >> b.a.r.t. police patrolled the area where theral is scheduled to start tomorrow afternoon. >> there has been a lot of activity tomorrow. we're going to close at about 1:00 or 2:00 and so is buttercup next door, juxt in case. >> reporter: more than 100 people have rsvps to the event shosupport for mehserle and law enforcement in general. that with the expected arrival with counterprovoers, there is no telling how big the crowd can get. >> we believe this is a racist protest that anyone who sees the videotape who is not blinded by their own bigotry

sees it has a racist murder and we think this protest should be -- this pro-mehserle protest should be canceled. we're mobilizing people to shut it down. >> reporter: this is an organizers with the group by any means necessary, a driving force behind the oscar grant campaign. trouble in walnut creek is a real possibility. >> if there are two conflicting sides in a very emotional issue, which this certainly is, we understand the volatility that could occur and we're going to make sure we have enough personnel out there to keep the peace. >> interesting that they didn't do it in oakland. i don't understand why they didn't do it there and they picked walnut creek. >> reporter: some residents say walnut creek may or may not be the most appropriate place for the rally, but it's a safe choice. >> if they have had done it in oakland, it would be -- . >> more controversial? >> more controversial there.

>> reporter: pro-mehserle rally- goers explained through facebook that walnut creek was issue picked for its serial location and the rally is meant to be peaceful and not to incite a race war or divide community oyster some say it's too late for that. those who are counterreactionary are more fired up than those supporting the officer. >> reporter: some people say they are not overly concerned about violence and vandalism because walnut creek is setup differently than oakland. businesses are spread out up and there is very little retail, therefore, there is very little to lose. patti lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you will final continuing coverage the aftermath of the mehserle trial at ktvu.com. walnut creek police identified a 57-year-old woman killed by a suspected drunk driver.

kathleen joan moorhead was walking home from the grocery store when police say 70-year- old sasser of concord lost control of his pickup truck and swerved onto a sidewalk, hitting her. moorhead died a short time later at john muir medical center. sasser was treated for minor injury and taken to jail where he faces vehicular manslaughter and dui charges. a fire profited aporder for some santa clara residents to stay inside. fire began in piles of plastic bottle and cardboard being stored outside of lynx recyclers on norman of avenue in santa chara. people living down wind were warned by a computerized system to shelter inside for more than abhour because of the potentially toxic smoke from the punishing plastic. no one was injured and the cause of the fire is being investigated. a report finds that fire alarm systems in some san josi schools are outdate order provide minimal protection. the investigation by the san

josi mercury news follows the july 5th arson that destroyed the elementary school. the newspaper reports that less than half the district's schools have systems that send alerts off-campus. it also found most schools lack a sprinkler system and only a few schools have smoke detectors in all classrooms. tens of thousands people turn out for san francisco's annual aids walk and while they hit the pavement, there is encouraging news on the fight against the disease, with no known cure. commuters should prepare for some changes when crossing the golden gate bridge tomorrow and what is happening with the toll. there are concerns tonight that the cap to the gulch oil spill may be shifting pressure to other parts of the damaged bp well. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds.

. a simple act took on much bigger meaning in san francisco. many morning, thousands laced up for the annual aid walk as diane guerazzi reports the walk came at the same time new research is beginning new hope in the fight against aids. >> reporter: it was congratulations all around as 25,000 people took part in the san francisco aids walk. it's been held 24 years, but this year, even though most walkers didn't know it, they had something extra to cheer

about. >> jai! about. >> reporter: a new study was presented at an international aids conference in vienna. researchers found as patients went on aids drug and lowered the amount of virus in their system, the chance that they would spread the disease flumetted. >> every time there is a study like this, we know more and more about the science that can priest new hiv infection. >> reporter: the study found that the number of new infections has been cut in half in british columbia. that is encouraging four aids activists and volunteers here at the walk, but this man who is hiv-positive worries that such studies give a false sense of security, especially among young people engamed in a new trend called "charging." someone with positive blood

having an intimate relation and it's common. >> reporter: he spokes to youth groups trying to convince them of the difficult of living with aids. >> 16 tubes of gload every six months. you have to go through all kinds of toasting and eating everydays certain hours and your meds. . >> reporter: elizabeth eaten came up from lancaster in honor of our mother who died in 2004. >> itt someone who gave birth to you and loved you and watch them wither away in a nothing is difficult. >> reporter: dan jones has been taking part in this walk for years, in honor of his brother. >> he did the first couple of aids walks with me, so that is kind of neat and i just carry the sign every year. >> reporter: jones and other walkers who brought in more than $1,000 each today were crowned. the entire walk raised more

than $3 million for the san francisco aids foundation and dozens of other aids service organizations, walking hard because in spite of encouraging stories about treatment, there is still no cure. in san francisco, diane guerazzi, kutv . scientists in arizona and california are made a scientific break through that may save millions of lives. scientists from uc davis and the universe of the arizona have managed to develop malaria resistant mosquitos. they have changed a single gene protecting the insect from the parasite that causes the deadly disease. it means mosquitoes won't be able to pass it on to humans. >> malaria is causing so many problems worldwide, the number ofp deaths and it's a hugy expensive disease to fight and treat. so by eliminating that we could at least control a major scourge of the world. >> mallash was declared

eradicateiated from the u.s. in the 1950 as, but there are still about 1500 cases reported annually. disease kills almost a million people each year worldwide. starting with tomorrow morning's commute, carpoolers won't be able to pay crash to cross the gilbert golden gate bridge. now carpoolers must have fastrak. a new report suggests world war ii era bomb could be buried in point reyes seashore. army corps of engineer say there may be bomb and other debris and there is a slight chance that they pose a danger to poke people. a dispute between the corps and

federated indians have stalled an investigation. the corps says it would be too expensive to conduct a detailed archaeological study, but without the tribe's permission the corps cannot conduct soil tests. the tribe says it plans to meet with the corps and park service to discuss the issue later this month. federal oofficials say scientists are worried about leaking oil and possible methane gas in the gulf of mexico. meanwhiler, they are hoping to keep pressure on those responsible superiority clean- up. marianne rafferty with the latest. >> reporter: a precarious situation in the gulf days after bp finally capped its gushing oil comes concern. leak, not on the cap itself, but in the seabed. thad allen ordered testing and reports back to the fed. bp says it was pleased with the cap, but stressed the

importance of the ongoing tests. >> it's critical that we continue with the monitoring program and evaluate that on an ongoing basis. >> reporter: meantime, many along the gulf coast are wondering what lies on the hozon? >> we'll be fighting this battle for several months and we still don't know all the environmental issues. >> reporter: new orleans parish presidents don't want the issue swept under the rug. >> i have called a meeting with the president of bp and those folks to make sure we keep the the ground and keep the focus out there. >> reporter: gulf restaurant owners hope that the tourism industry can bounce back and say their seafood is safe to eat. >> i would say one step forward our seafood is tested so often that we probably have the safest sea fad on the planet, because we know exactly what we're serving. >> reporter: resuming the flow of oil to the surface does have one major drawback. during that transition, for two or throw days, oil will resume

polluting the gulf of mexico. in new york, marianne rafferty, fox news. you can find continuing coverage of the disaster in the gulf by going to ktvu.com and clicking on the tab at top of the page plant a heatwave in phoenix has claimed one live and sent hundreds to the hospital with heat-related problems, including burns to the body. >> it would be 140, 150 degrees just on that pavement. >> phoenix fire officials say a man, believed timber a transient was found dead with blisters on his body from heat exposure. a man discovered second-degree burns to his feet while walking barefoot outside of his home. witnesses say he tried to crawl home on his hands and continues ands to avoid the scorching asphalt. >> he was on his hands and knees and he was trying to stand up and he was falling back down. >> the unidentified man is being treated at maricopa

county bern unit. temperatures in phoenix are expect soar to more than 107 degrees again tomorrow. coming up, how the issue could change the medical marijuana and those who grow it. senator clinton is in pakistan, working to shore up support for the war in afghanistan. we have had been tracking some very hot temperatures inland, but over the next knew days temperaturing are heading in one direction. our updated forecast coming up in about 15 minutes.

. mom and pop pot-grower are crying foul as the oakland city council takes up a controversial plan to license four facilities. plan allows the facilities to fro, package and produce cannibus in items ranging from baked goods to body oil. the plant owners would have to pay $211,000 in perimeter fees

and taxes. in news of the world tonight in india authorities say dozen of people are dead after two trains collided. the crash happened at about 2:00 in the morning when an express train slammed into a stationary train about 125 miles from calcutta. railway police said 35 people were taken to the hospital and more appeared to be trapped in the train. the times of india has reported at least 50 people were killed. paper said three coaches were managed and the express train was crashed. mexico, they are investigating a shooting rampage that killed 17 people and westbound wounded at least 18 more. official say a group armed with automatic rifles arrived in several cars and opened fire without saying say word. they found more than 120 bullet kayings and suspect that the gunmen were drug hitmen, though it's unclear who is behind the attack. the area a key transit location

for smuggling routes into the united states. in china, heavy rain and flooding in central china have killed hundreds and left another 30 missing. the flooding has left porshes of the region surrounded by water and causing buildings to collapse. almost 6 million people across 62 countries have been evacuated as a result of the floods. this follows flooding on friday by severe rainstorms in southern china that killed 164 and left 40 more missing. secretary of state hillary clinton is in pakistan tonight. her latest top on an overseas mission to shore up support for the war in afghanistan. as foreign policy experts at home say it's time for america to live. fox's caroline shively explains.

>> reporter: secretary clinton is pakistan where she is stressing support. clinton's trip come as the head of the council on foreign relations tells newsweeknat u.s. needs to rethink afghanistan , we're not winning it's not worth it." he writes, "after nearly nine years ever argosy continue increased involvement in afghanistan isn't likely to yield lasting improvements to commerce commensurate." . >> it's a very difficult conflict that is going to take a long time. that is sometimes hard for americans to swallow, but the notion that we can afford effectively to pull out causes risks and dangers for the united states down the road that are just almost impossible

to quantify. >> reporter: that message sounds a lot like what secretary clinton will be arguing in kabul on tuesday when they meets with foreign leaders about the afghan fight. in washington, caroline shively, fox news. coming up, the tea party moment has expelled one of its branches. what is happening to the city's fire department?

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and take competence againsts along with the rewards" reporter shelby lin with the story of william's sudden exit. conservative commenter mark william has been kicked out by the greater organization. >> because of the letter he wrote, which he, i guess may have considered satire, but was clearly offensive. >> reporter: williams a spokesperson for the tea party express was an author of the fictional letter. provoked outrage for its disparaging characterization of the community. he says he was written in response to the bloop. william says he only wanted to spur discussion. i'm sorry i had to go to those lengths to slap some sense into a lot of people who are so afraid of politically incorrection language that we can't get a conversation started. >> reporter: the naacp disputes the claim that williams was not a leader of the larger national

group. >> he absolutely was and was the day he wrote that vile note. >> reporter: the tea party is working to distance itself from images captured at its rally, saying that "there are fringe elements in many groups, but insists overall the group isn't have a racist agenda," a government watchdog is blaming the treasury department for the loss of tens of thousands of jobs due to gm and chrysler's problems last year. they urged them to close dealership. tarp says the dealers were pressured to shut down too fast y-his report says the decision may is have contributed to the closings of thousands of small companies that do business with the automakers. the highway patrol said the toddler involved in a bike accident in alamo suffered minor injuries. girl's father was towing her on

danville boulevard when a car hit her. >> according to authorities, the toddler was wearing safety equipment. she was teak taken by ambulance to oakland's hospital and father was taken to john muir medical center in walnut creek joint venture it's notice known tonight if they are still hospitalized. starting tomorrow two fire station will be closed to help vallejo save money. the chrysler voted july 5th to close station no. 25 and station no. 26 on fulton avenue. firefighters from those stations will be reassigned. fire officials say the equipment will be moved to other stations for the time being. >> we're going to maintain the stations, hopefully that things are going to get better. i mean, you would think we're at the bottom now. so hopefully, it will get better and we can move equipment back into the stations and open them back up. >> 15 firefighters will now be on duty down from 18. fire officials say the vallejo fire department responded to

more than 12,000 calls last year. sebastopol could be the at a later bay area city to ban people from smoking in their home. the council tuesday will consider expanding it's laws to include smoking of all residents of multiunit celling? led includes smoking medical marijuana. sebastopol joins belmont, which passed similar restrictions three years ago. under the proposed ordinance, new apartment renter would be prohibited from smoking inside the unit and all others would have 14 months to quit smoking or find a new home. the sun of football legend joe montana has been arrested for underaged drinking indiana. they discovered a house part where i near the notre dame campus and arrest more than 40 people, among them nate montana and other university athletes. most of those arrested are out on bond. all are due in court on july

30th. coach kelley said any team- related discipline will be handled internallal legislate the west coast of the u.s. will soon be mapped into the greatest dealt ever recorded. beginning next month airplanes using laser range finding pulses will measure the california k-oregon and washington coasts in pd. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is overseeing the $3.3 million project, which will create maps showing individual boulders and telephone poles. scientists will use the information to monitor erosion, rising ocean waters and the risk of flooding from winter storms. a new report shows room rates for san francisco hot hotels are on the rise. a hotel room in the city costs an average of $158 in may, that is a 3.8% increase from may, 2009. hotel occupancy in san francisco also increased to 8 8.5% in may. that is a 10% increase from the year before. citywide room waitrates were at their lowest last december,

averaging $138 a night. pkp consulting conducted the surkay. facebook is expected to announce this week it now has half a billion users. palo alto candidate founded in 2004 reached the 250 million mark on july 15th last year. internet analysts report that 65% of people use the pho file and spend an average of 23 minute on the website. if you have a weakness for ice cream and who doesn't? today was your day. we have more on the origins of ice cream day. . and here is a live look outside, the bay area's bracing for a cooldown this week. meteorologist mark tamayo is up next with the changes in store.

. well, the bay area micro climate really showed up with the tymprange of nearly ho degrees, fog is on coastside at least the past few hours and the fog could return by late tonight into early morning after midnight. >> the fog will probably reform between 12:00 and 1:00, patches on the immediate shoreline, especially closer to san francisco/san mateo coastline. if you started for a driver at ocean beach at 3:00 this afternoon, temperatures around 60 degrees. look at what happens though making the drive across the bay, a big jump in temps jrpts 90s showing up towards concord and livermore and even a few

neighborhoods approaching 100 degrees at 3:00. antioch topped out officially at 100 degrees. here is a look at the big range of numbers with san francisco topping out 64. santa rosa in the upper 80s. san josi lower 80s and livermore in the mid-80s. fog showing up earlier this evening. a bit of a breeze for this evening. cool trend will begin for tomorrow, but the fog, the marine layer will deepen as we head into tuesday and wednesday. that will reinforce the cooling trend. high pressure really heating up a good portion of the west over the past few days. it begins to weaken tomorrow. it will be a gradual process, so still the hottest locations inland, at least today in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. cooling off tomorrow into the low 90s and tuesday, 85 to 86 degrees. so there is in some relief in sight. the forecast model showing you some of the fog first thing

tomorrow morning. party to mostly sunny sighs and everybody cooling down a few degrees from today. santa rosa, 84, fairfield a bit a breeze with winds topping 20 miles per hour. antioch and livermore, lower 90s. oakland, 9 and san francisco mainly in lower 60s, around 6 had. your five-day forecast, temperatures trending down tuesday into wednesday. in fact, by wednesday, the inland spots could actually be pretty nice in the low to mid- 80s. a little bump in the numbers thursday into friday. so if you are getting tired of the heat, temperatures will be cooling off, especially by tuesday and wednesday. >> some people are never happy. >> i'm doing my best. >> ing that you, mark. the warm summer weather was a good tie in for this day, which is designated for a cool, sweet treat. in 1984, president reagan designated july as national ice

cream month and today, the third sunday in july as national ice cream day. ice cream may be a little heavy on the sugar and calories, but ice cream loves say it's basin green is milk, which is loaded with healthia vitamins and mineral and dietitians recommend everything in moderation. good reminder. coming up next, the new winner at the british open takes home his first-ever major win. >> and and was this a blown call? controversy surrounds the way the giants and mets finished their game. sports wrap with joe fonzi, next.

. good evening everyone and welcome to this late sunday night edition of sportswrap. when a golfer no one has ever heard of is one round away from a major championship, the pressure is often much, but louis oosthuizen of south africa wrapped up the british open as he was an old hand. autographhouns hoping that they were dealing with the champion before the fact. tiger woods won twice before, but not this year. he took a double on no. 4 and knox 8. he was 3 under for the tournament bus a distant 13 strokes back. paul casey with the best chance of catching oosthuizen. casey was within three strokes the lead and birdies 9, but oosthuizen was playing with casey